Man Is Arrested for Protesting School Field Trip

Don't know if you have heard about the father who was arrested for supposed "hate crimes" because he protested his child's KINDERGARTEN class going to a gay pride type of event, with no notice or permission from parents. It sounds like the school should be arrested for this breach of parental rights. Yes, the Gestapo is coming for us Christians that do not follow the beliefs of the State Almighty.

Vacation spots

Anyone know of a nice place to vacation and places to visit in central to southwest Missouri, besides Branson, of course? We want to be close to the Precious Moments chapel in Carthage.

Just Angie and I for our anniversary. Hooray!!

Grandma

Some of you know that my grandmother Alma had a sudden stroke and died a few days later last week. Happy Mother's Day. She was at a graduation party. It was and still is a shock to us all, as she was in great health (at least it seemed).

What we all loved about grandma is she was a glue that kept our family going. She arranged and held many of the family gatherings, even when her first husband was very sick for years and when she was alone for years after his death. She was fun-loving and always had a good comeback to any joke or situation.

No favorite memory, but just have that sense that she was such a great part of my life.

One other side-note. She knows what to give me for my birthday: cash!

Wish you all have a great relationship with you parents and grandparents while there is time.

Mother's Day

This Mother's Day will not be all that great for me. For the first time, I won't have a biological mother. Thankfully, I have a wife who is a mother and as a Christian there are motherly ladies who are like a spiritual mother to me. Amen to this family I have from God. If your mother is still alive, so something special with her this year. You don't know when the last Mother's Day will come. You don't want to regret what you missed like I do. Blessed is the man who has a Godly mother. Do your best by being a Godly child. Who knows, it may convert a mother who has yet to see the light of the world.

Bike A Thon

Our kids were in the Mayflower Heritage Christian School bike-a-thon this year again. They both (Mark and Alexis) were in it. Mark rode 24 miles and Alexis 26. Surprised? I'm not. Alexis may be a girl and 1.5 years younger, but she is very athletic. Mark spent lots of time resting and hanging out with Heaven (oo hoo). I think Lexy was showing of to the 1st and 2nd grade boys (who are very competitive). We are in big trouble when she turns 11. I need to get a gun and chastity belt.

Sorry, no pictures yet. Angie may have some.

Can I get a ......... style/position license?

Folks,
We know that our state's legislature (er... supreme court) has decided that we need to issue gay marriage licenses. Don't the people realize the gay people are not treated unfairly under our laws. They have the same rights to marry that I do. I can marry my wife Angie, and they can marry any Angie that agrees to marry them. Apparently the justices do not eat Wheaties and they have a foggy mind sometimes. Anyway, somehow people believe that this ruling automatically means we should issue marriage licenses to people of the same gender. No, this ruling does not do that. It simply tells the legislature that they should pass a law allowing for same-gender marriages. Simply by ruling unconstitutional a law does not create marriage for a new class. If that is the case, and the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) is thrown out, it would mean anarchy in terms of marriage. There are no laws on the topic in this philosophy, so anyone can marry. So can I have special rights in marriage because I love my dog, my children, or a certain sexual position? Special tax bracket? Don't you see the absurdity? How about if I am a pedophile or necrophiliac? (hope you didn't just finish eating)

Point is this: we need to have laws to determine what marriage is, not merely allowing anything by striking down the law that determined what marriage is. Too bad our legislature was too "busy" to deal with this legislative problem. God sees what is going on.

Big Leg Injury

We all know the old saying, "A bad day of fishing is better than a good day at work." Well, it may not always be true. A piece of advice: when fishing with your children and they see your example, don't go out on a piece of riprap rock and stand on it. The rock may crumble. Just after we caught two nice crappies two weeks ago today, I went on this rock and when I went to turn to get off the rock, half of it simply disintegrated under my weight. The part that did not disintegrate decided to cut my leg and wrist all up as I fell into the water. Needless to say, we left and were done fishing for the day. It was about sunset anyway. I hadn't bled much, so I went home to clean up and take a shower. When I got ready for the shower, I realized I had a 5 inch long cut that went to the muscle. It was open over a half inch wide. So I had to take the kids, since Angie was not home yet from a trip, with me to the hospital and get 14 stitches. Or as Ethan calls them, "itches." They are out now, but my leg is still sore. It does not help that I got sick about the same time. But, I cannot wait to go out and catch some more hawgs.

Mark Martin Wins Race

Whooooooooooooo! The Old Man won his first Nascar Sprint Cup race since 2005. One thing I love when Martin wins a race is that the other drivers come up and congratulate him. He is very much respected by other drivers and team owners. His win a Phoenix was in the 8th race of the year and got him up to 13th in points after being down to 34th in points a few weeks ago. Next race is this Saturday.

LET'S GO RACING!!!!!!!!!